Inclusion Facilitation

Inclusion Facilitation (IF) is an approach to enhancing the inclusion, in a mainstream community of any child or young person who is experiencing difficulties in the world because of disability, personal crisis or because of their challenging behaviour towards others. Inclusion Facilitation is designed to create a better life for an individual by the provision of an intense input designed to being about social change. This usually entails a series of visits focused on getting the person out and about to increase confidence, social skills and presence in their local community and to pursue goals and dreams.

Trainers x 2

Experienced Educational Psychologist + Graphic Facilitator/trainer

Inclusion Facilitation aims to:

1. To create a better life for the Individual.
2. Give Individual and family a clear vision of a good life and to support first steps towards this
3. To maximise individual’s inclusion and connection with the wider community.
4. To help with friendship, social connection and education
5. To increase confidence, social skills and presence in their local community and to pursue goals and dreams.

Course Category

Inclusion

Peer Support

Behaviour and Relationships

Autism and Communication

Inclusion Facilitation (IF) is an approach to enhancing the inclusion, in a mainstream community of any child or young person who is experiencing difficulties in the world because of disability, personal crisis or because of their challenging behaviour towards others. The IF approach works by mobilising the young person’s natural supports to provide support and engage with the person in difficulty. Inclusion Facilitation is designed to create a better life for an individual by the provision of an intense input designed to being about social change. This usually entails a series of visits focused on getting the person out and about to increase confidence, social skills and presence in their local community and to pursue goals and dreams. Uniquely, the work is carried out under the close clinical supervision of a practicing psychologist.

Learning Objectives

1.To be able to understand the values and wider context of inclusion.

2.To be able to set up and run an ‘Inclusion Facilitation project to improve the life chances and connections of a child or young person.

3.To understand and be able to maximise the power of the peer group in supporting relationships, achievement and behaviour.

Course Content

The course answers the questions:

• What do you do with the child who is isolated by their aggression and anger, through being different, disabled or new to the school or community?
• Practically how do we go about including high profile children or young people?
• How can we help some children be friends?

We will cover:

• Inclusion values underpinning this work
• The Intentional Building of Relationships –‘Inclusion Facilitation’ work as an example
• Not doing it alone – The Importance of Teams in developing inclusive practice
• Practical setting up and running of IF work
• Lessons learned
• Stories of IF work

• Case Managers
• Social Care workers
• Personal Assistants
• Primary and secondary teachers
• SENCOs
• Learning Support and Guidance staff
• Advanced Skills Teachers
• Parents
• Local Authority Support Services
• Community Development workers
• Early Years and School based Practitioners

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